There are many programs out there that sells you a promise. An unrealistic promise - that you will pick up all the skills and knowledge to become a data scientist, just by watching a series of videos, or attending an intensive 12-week bootcamp. We know it’s unrealistic, because we run one of these bootcamps!

The knowledge base for a data scientist spans a broad range of disciplines. Without being exhaustive, this base includes statistics, computer science, business strategy, economics, behavioral psychology, optimization, coding, computer networking, and databases. Each of these disciplines has pre-requisites.

For example:

To learn coding, you have to understand software, command-line interfaces, text editors, compilers, shell scripts, and so on.

To learn statistical modeling, you have to understand inference, statistical significance, probability, and statistical adjustments.

That’s why many students get frustrated and lost when trying to self-learn data science. Instructors don't have time in the tight schedules to start from the beginning; and students lack the pre-requisites to learn the advanced materials.

HELP IS HERE!

Our instructors developed the DATA 101 seminar to address this gap. The two-day seminar covers everything you need in order to learn data science and advanced analytics.

This is not one of those whirlwind tours of the entire field which confuse you more with piles of jargon left unexplained. This course gives you real skills that you need in order to understand the materials in a data science and analytics curriculum.

We position you to be the Star on Day 1 of your data science training.

To learn more about the syllabus, and enrollment, visit our Eventbrite page. Choose from dates in February, 2019.

At the November 2018 Data Visualization Meetup, Kaiser announced that Principal Analytics Prep will begin offering a Part-Time Immersive Program.

The Part-Time Immersive Program is a great option for those planning a lower-paced career transition to data science and advanced analytics. Part-Time students benefit from the same comprehensive curriculum and personalized career coaching, taught by industry veterans with over 10 years of practical experience.

The gender problem in high tech is entrenched and well publicized. The same problem affects the data science and analytics community because these jobs require competence in computing and coding skills. By some estimates, women account for only 25% of the workforce in this exploding field.

In his prior career, our founder, Kaiser Fung, has benefited from the diversity of voices and viewpoints that come from assembling team members with diverse backgrounds.

To encourage more women to enter this exciting field, Principal Analytics Prep offers a Founder's Scholarship that pays the tuition of the Certified Data Specialist program, the highly-rated immersive bootcamp based in New York City.

To be considered for the scholarship, you must submit an application to the CDS program before the Early Admit deadline of December 10, 2018. Get started on your application here.

Our founder, Kaiser Fung, is the invited guest speaker on how to make effective data visualization for business communications. This one-hour Webinar will be streamed live to viewers from all over the country. You’re invited to join him on a fast-paced, exciting session.